Eagles have their way with TigersOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - Six players reached double figures as the University of the Ozarks men's basketball team gained a 84-60 win over East Texas Baptist University on Thursday night in American Southwest Conference action. Ozarks' Blake Belford nailed a 3-pointer to open the scoring at the 17:10 mark, and the Eagles (8-16, 7-12 ASC) never looked back as they ran off to a 40-19 halftime advantage. The Tigers (7-18, 7-13 ASC) ...

Tech drops home openerCourier sports staff Arkansas Tech University's baseball team was held to just one run in the first six innings of Friday afternoon's 9-inning contest with Northwest Missouri State, then added two more before NWMS garnered a 12-3 victory at Tech Field. Northwest Missouri State (1-0) had 13 hits and committed three errors in addition to its dozen runs. Five players had a pair of RBIs for NWMS - J. Bradshaw, John White, Ben Malick, B. Disselhoff...

Bison best Wonder BoysBy Quinton Bagley Sports Editor SEARCY - The Gulf South Conference had been unkind to Arkansas Tech this season, as the Wonder Boys left Searcy on Thursday night still searching for their first GSC win of the season after falling to the Bison 86-74. It wasn't a blowout, but it looked that way in the first half as the Bison outscored Tech 38-22. The Wonder Boys (5-19, 0-11 GSC) shot 6-of-29 from the field for 20.7 percent, 2-of-12 from beyond t...

Suns burn Lady BisonBy Quinton Bagley Sports Editor SEARCY - Sunglasses and sunscreen may have been a better defense for Harding on Thursday night as the Golden Suns torched the Lady Bison 70-47 in Gulf South Conference action behind the hot shooting of Dardanelle-native Katie McCormick. "She played like a senior should play," Tech coach Todd Schaefer said of McCormick. "I am really, really proud of her, because it's been a difficult transition for her being the ...

Suns open spring season with winTech Sports Information CONWAY - Arkansas Tech's women's tennis team opened its spring schedule Tuesday with a 6-3 win over Hendrix College. Tech, who improved its record to 3-0 on its combined fall and spring season, opened the match by winning two of the three doubles matches and then earned four wins in singles play. "This is a nice way to open the spring season, hopefully this will spearhead us on to some more success this season," said Te...

Suns fourth in regional rankingTech Sports Information INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., - The NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Committee has released its fourth Division II women's basketball regional rankings for the 2006-07 season. The rankings list the Top 10 teams in each of the NCAA's eight D-II regions. Tech, which is 16-7 overall on the season, 8-2 in the GSC West Division and 11-3 in the South Region, is ranked fourth for the second consecutive week after posting a 72-52 win ...

Baseball, softball games postponed for Boys, SunsTech Sports Information Arkansas Tech's home baseball and softball games originally scheduled for Tuesday and then rescheduled for today have been postponed due to the wet field conditions after Monday's rainstorm dumped more than an inch of rain in the Arkansas River Valley. Tech baseball was suppose to open the home portion of its schedule with a doubleheader against Southwest Baptist, while Tech softball was scheduled to host Northeastern S...

Mardi Gras night at Tucker on SaturdaySaturday night will also be Mardi Gras Night at Tucker Coliseum when Arkansas Tech hosts the University of Arkansas-Monticello in a Gulf South Conference basketball doubleheader. Tech students are encouraged to dress up for a Mardi Gras-style costume contest. The winner will receive a one-week parking pass that will allow the student to park in any space on campus except for those reserved for the disabled. There will also be consolation prize...

Search begins for new OC as Ricono resignsCourier sports staff Less than a week after national signing day, Arkansas Tech head coach Steve Mullins is looking for someone to lead his offense. In a release from the school on Monday, Mullins announced Wonder Boys offensive coordinator Gregg Ricono had resigned his position to pursue another career path. "I want to wish Gregg the best of luck and much success in his new venture," Mullins said in the statement. "We'll miss him here in our ...

Tech winless in series at AdaTech Sports information ADA, Okla., - Arkansas Tech concluded its three-game weekend series Sunday with East Central University by dropping the completion of Saturday's suspended game 1-0 and then falling 7-5 in the series finale. The two teams opened the afternoon by completing Saturday's second game that was suspended in the eighth inning with no score due to darkness. In Saturday's game, Tech junior Brad Green tossed a no-hitter for seven i...

Suns drop two at UNATech Sports Information FLORENCE, Ala., - Arkansas Tech closed out its six-game season-opening road swing at North Alabama on Sunday as the Golden Suns dropped a doubleheader to the Lady Lions at UNA's Softball Complex. Tech fell in the first game 3-0 and then dropped the nightcap, 6-0 to the Lady Lions. Tech dropped all six games on the road swing and was outscored, 39-18, including being shutout three times. In the first game on Sunday, UNA ...

Suns rollTech Sports Information MAGNOLIA - Arkansas Tech took sole possession of second place in the Gulf South Conference West Division thanks to its 78-66 victory Saturday over Southern Arkansas at the W.T. Watson Athletics Center in Magnolia. The Suns, who improved to 16-7 overall and 8-2 in the GSC with the win, used 60-percent shooting from the floor and a 16-4 run over a span of 5 minutes in the second half to turn a 50-45 lead into a 66-49 lead...

Wonder Boys' woes continueTech Sports Information MAGNOLIA - Arkansas Tech's struggles on the road in Gulf South Conference play continued Saturday as the Wonder Boys fell 71-62 to Southern Arkansas at the W.T. Watson Athletics Center. The loss was Tech's 15th consecutive GSC contest and moved them to 5-18 overall and 0-10 in the GSC. In addition, it was also Tech's 16th consecutive loss on an opponent's home court dating to last season. In a game that featured 50 foul...

Ozarks men eliminated from playoff contentionOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - The University of the Ozarks men's basketball team was eliminated from the playoffs after a 89-63 loss to No. 9-ranked Mississippi College on Saturday in American Southwest Conference play. The Eagles (7-16 6-12 ASC) needed to win their final three games of the regular season to make the playoffs, but the Choctaws took care of business on Saturday and ended Ozarks' hopes of a third-straight post-season a...

Suns open seasonTech Sports Information FLORENCE, Ala., - Arkansas Tech softball opened its fifth season of competition Friday by dropping both games of a doubleheader to Northern Kentucky on the first day of the North Alabama Spring Tournament. Tech opened the doubleheader with a 6-0 loss to NKU and then fell 5-3 in the nightcap to the Lady Norse. For the doubleheader, Tech collected 11 hits, but left seven runners stranded and committed four errors in dropp...

Koch throws a no-hitterOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - University of the Ozarks sophomore pitcher Todd Koch pitched a no-hitter in his first appearance of the 2007 season as the University of the Ozarks Eagles defeated Principia College (Ill.) 6-0 in the first game of Saturday's double-header. Only two Principia (0-2, 0-0) runners reached base, the first came in the third inning on a catcher's interference call, and the second came in the seventh inning when...

Tech baseball looking for second winCourier sports staff EDMOND, Okla. - Arkansas Tech's baseball team failed to get its second win of the 2007 season Friday and Saturday, but will have one more opportunity to do so today when it concludes its three-game series at East Central Oklahoma's Tiger Field. Tech earned a 5-5 tie Friday after 12 innings against the 15th-ranked Central Oklahoma Bronchos at Broncho Field, then lost 7-6 in nine innings on Saturday at East Central Oklahoma....

Postseason chances lessen for EaglesOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - The University of Ozarks Eagles' chances of returning to the playoffs got thinner Thursday night as Louisiana College picked up a 80-70 victory in American Southwest Conference play. The Eagles (7-15, 6-11 ASC) will need to win their final three games to earn a playoff bid, and Louisiana College would need to drop its final two games. Louisiana College holds the tie-breaker over the Eagles, who sit in fi...